July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Series produced by Catalina Island Conservancy

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Fun, entertaining, science-based radio show exploring critical issues regarding our natural world.

Isla Earth, a production of the Catalina Island Conservancy, is a radio series exploring environmental issues of local, national, and global importance. Our mission is to increase ecological awareness, deepen understanding, and encourage environmentally sustainable choices.


21 Pieces

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A Place for DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Surfrider Foundation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s one of the “good guys” of conservation. The Surfrider Foundation’s mission statement is simple: protection and enjoyment of the world's ocea...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Spotting Okapi
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. For example, the rare okapi looks like an unlikely cross between a giraffe and a zebra.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Where’s the Beef?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Economist Nathan Fiala of the University of California at Irvine has a beef…about beef. Specifically, he's concerned about the impact producing bee...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Rich as Dirt
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way! Well, the times they are a ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Green Reaper
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever thought of using your loved ones as compost? Uh, I’d better explain…

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Root and Tillage
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Farmers, start your vacations. Because after crops come in, you can leave the debris where it is and let microbes do the rest. By feeding on the le...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Turtles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Marine scientists recently launched a pilot study to track the elusive loggerhead turtle. Even though loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Forest Floor Junk
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Pick up your toys! That’s what mom used to say… So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after thems...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Save the Butterflies
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Fritillaries are frittering away! There’s the Marsh Fritillary. The Pearl-bordered Fritillary. And the most endangered fritillary of them all...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Tuna Tagging
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Hello, Bluefin Tuna. Tag, you’re it! No, you’re really it -- you are among the last of a species that once thrived throughout the Atlantic.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Up a Tree With CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don’t bank on trees. They’re doing the best that they can

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Dust Bowl Survivor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The droughts that can lead to dust storms are part of the historical landscape. In fact, severe dry spells are common on the Great Plains, and tre...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Pachyderms: Pint Sized Surprise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today’s creature feature is on a petite pachyderm that has dark gray to reddish brown skin and abundant hair that is finer and softer than a “norma...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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What’s in a Suriname?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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And now a good news, bad news, good news story. First, the first good news. Surveys conducted recently identified 24 unknown species as well as 27 ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Green Roofs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember Carole King’s song, “Up on the Roof”? Well, nowadays, escaping to the roof is taking on a whole new dimension with a phenomenon called “gr...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Callendar Effect, Affects Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wouldn’t it be great to have a freeway named after you, a galaxy -- or, maybe a complex formula for calculating carbon dioxide’s effect on climate ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
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Parking Lots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s a move to put the "park" back in parking lots! Several universities have explored the idea, testing pavements that absorbs water but keeps ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Of Pirates and Scientists
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But, believe it...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Healthier Cities
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The shape of our cities might be determining...the shape of our bodies.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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